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Showing 1 to 20 of 128 for “"critical elements"”.
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Critical Elements Recovery from Acid Mine Drainage
… has led to an increase in demand for critical elements that are essential in the manufacturing of high-tech products. Among these critical elements, manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni) are used in the production of batteries, electronics, and other advanced applications. The …
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VOCE - Valuable Observations on Critical Elements in Entrepreneurial Coaching
… intervention aimed at entrepreneurs facing critical stages of the entrepreneurial process, such as start-up or failure, with the ultimate goal of fostering their independence in finding their own solution. The effectiveness of coaching has long attracted attention in various academic fields. …
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Nanoscale geochemistry of critical elements; applications for mineral exploration and recovery from secondary sources
Global demand for critical elements is rapidly increasing, driven by the need to transition to renewable forms of energy and combat anthropogenic climate change. Critical element demand can be met through two sources; mining new ore deposits, and recovery from secondary sources including waste. The …
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The Examination of Real-Life Implementations of Critical Elements in a Professional Learning Community for High-Performing Middle Schools and Low-Performing Middle Schools
… six middle schools in Georgia, in which the five critical elements of a professional learning community were implemented as a response to school reform. Of the six middle schools, three schools were selected because they were recognized as high-performing. Simultaneously, three middle schools were …
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Evaluating next-generation environmental policy tools : adaptive management in the Bureau of Land Management
… To realize these benefits, BLM must include two critical elements in its adaptive management strategies: 1) adaptive design of management objectives, actions, monitoring and evaluation protocols and 2) effective collaboration among BLM and interested stakeholders. I evaluate three case studies of …
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Case Studies of Students Transitioning From an Alternative School Back Into High School
The purpose of this study is to identify critical elements that impact the transition of students who return from an alternative program back into their high school. In order to address the purpose of this study the following research questions have been investigated: a. What are the critical …
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Developing a quality score methodology for financial reporting
… for SAR reporting at the bank and rates the critical elements in determining the quality of a SAR. The results of the quality scoring mechanism have been validated by using Multivariate tools and techniques. Mahalanobis- Taguchi Strategy (MTS) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were used …
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Psychometric properties of the Social Interactions Questionnaire (SIQ) in an older adult sample
… that are comprised of some, but not all, of the critical elements of NSIs. The SIQ efficiently measures these critical elements, which include (a) perceived versus structural components of NSIs, (b) seven different types of NSIs, (c) overall relationship style (e.g., reciprocal, overprotective), …
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Protection system representation in the Electromagnetic Transients Program
This work concerns the addition of the few critical elements of a protection system to the Electromagnetic Transients Program (EMTP). The EMTP is one of the most widely used programs for the simulation of transients in power systems. The EMTP contains models for almost every major power system …
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Deep Learning for online tagging of proton-proton collisions at the High-Luminosity LHC
… is network pruning, which involves removing non-critical elements, thereby reducing network complexity without significantly affecting performance. This process typically involves training the network, removing the less critical elements, and retraining the pruned model to recover performance. …
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Network-layer Selective Security
… security is proposed. This thesis identifies elements in network topologies that are most important to the survivability of the network. The results show that the strategic placement of network security at critical elements will improve overall network survivability without the necessity of …
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An analytic framework to advance understanding of power sector reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
… sector reform by providing a framework of critical elements of sector reform for analyzing the context of proposed reform and to provide a basis for preparing sustainable reform policy. Modern market-based electricity sector reforms were first implemented in Chile in 1979 followed by the UK …
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Riparian Restoration, Success Criteria, and Application to the BART Sabrecat Creek Riparian Restoration Project in Fremont, California
… practitioners. This research reviews some of the critical elements of riparian restoration, including the watershed, surrounding land use, adjacent habitat, and riparian buffers; special-status species, endangered species, and habitat type and structure; invasive species control; water quality and …
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Rights + Capacity = Access to Justice: A Visual Exploration of Housing Precarity for Five Equity-Deserving Groups
… of addressing both rights and capacity as critical elements toward achieving more holistic justice outcomes. What does the axis of rights and capacity look like for five justice-deserving groups of people experiencing high vulnerability to housing insecurity? This study explores their …
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Elevating The Response To Intervention Framework: Positioning Data To Forge Change Needed For Stronger RTI Practices
… program evaluation revealed the absence of critical elements used to mobilize RtI supports and trigger adjustments to Tier II level interventions. Following the program evaluation were two meaningful action research activities including efforts of elevating the RtI framework and improving …
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A Cross-Case Study of Teacher Perceptions of Program Design and Teaching Efficacy: The Seaview Reading Support Program
… on student achievement, (3) identify program elements that teachers felt facilitated or detracted from positive changes in student reading, and (4) examine relationships between teachers' perceptions of the program, level of teacher involvement, and teachers' sense of personal efficacy in …
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Improving the viability of a regional government funded trade promotion organisation : a case study
… of this dissertation is to understand the critical elements that are needed to ensure the viability of a government funded regional trade promotion organisation. This is done by using the Western Cape Trade and Investment Promotion Agency of the Western Cape (Wesgro) as a case study. The …
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Understanding how a spiritual retreat enhances the search for meaning and fulfillment in a large corporate workplace /
… one's sense of fulfillment, defined by certain critical elements: relationship, awareness, ritual, internal commitment, and choice. Although the retreat was a successful means of exploring these elements, the degree to which each employee could benefit from them was determined by the extent of …
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Developing A Framework for Guiding Interaction Design in Distance Learning
As one of the most critical elements in distance learning, interaction has been identified empirically as increasing learner motivation, satisfaction, participation, communication, and achievement. Fostering pedagogically effective interaction is a major challenge for educators in distance …
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